Lead Digital Practitioner

Doncaster and Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; Doncaster; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in the UK seeks a dedicated individual to support clinical teams in improving service delivery through digital solutions. The role encompasses project monitoring, team collaboration, and the implementation of innovative healthcare systems. Ideal candidates will exhibit strong communication skills and commitment to patient safety and quality care. Full training will be provided, making prior experience in a digital workspace desirable but not mandatory. This position is based at the Doncaster site but may involve working across different locations.

Benefits

NHS Pension Scheme

Generous holiday entitlement

Comprehensive health and wellbeing support

NHS Car Lease schemes

Discounts through external providers

Qualifications

• Demonstrate a high degree of commitment.
• Previous experience in the digital workspace is desirable.
• Full training will be provided.

Responsibilities

• Facilitate and monitor progress of programmes of work.
• Provide practical support to clinical teams for service improvement.
• Ensure alignment of goals with the senior clinical team.
• Collaborate with ICT and Supplier Deployment Teams.
• Deliver paperless implementations for complex information requirements.
• Improve patient safety, quality, and experience.
• Perform line manager duties in the Digital Practitioners team.

Skills

Ability to work under pressure

Effective communication skills

Ability to work with minimal supervision

Job description

Role Overview

The post holder will facilitate and monitor progress of the programmes of work and provide practical support to the clinical teams to take forward service improvement and new ways of working. The post holder will also work with the senior clinical team to ensure alignment of goals and priorities to achieve the overall project plan. Working collaboratively with ICT and Supplier Deployment Teams to deliver new systems to support DBTH clinical staff to include mobile technologies within the delivery of healthcare services. The post holder will work closely with staff at DBTH to deliver paperless implementations of innovative, effective and lasting solutions to complex information requirements. Improving patient safety, quality and patient experience is an explicit priority rather than an assumption and needs to underpin all elements of initiatives undertaken. The post holder will have line manager duties within the Digital Practitioners team.

Responsibilities

• Facilitate and monitor progress of the programmes of work.


• Provide practical support to the clinical teams to take forward service improvement and new ways of working.


• Ensure alignment of goals and priorities with the senior clinical team to achieve the overall project plan.


• Collaborate with ICT and Supplier Deployment Teams to deliver new systems, including mobile technologies, to support DBTH clinical staff.


• Work closely with staff at DBTH to deliver paperless implementations of innovative, effective and lasting solutions to complex information requirements.


• Improve patient safety, quality and patient experience, ensuring these priorities underlie all initiatives.


• Perform line manager duties within the Digital Practitioners team.

Requirements & Experience

You will need to demonstrate a high degree of commitment, the ability to work under pressure, the ability to work effectively with minimal supervision and communicate easily with workforce, patients and various stakeholders. Previous experience working within the digital workspace is not essential but desirable. Full training will be provided as appropriate.

Application Guidance – Use of AI

If you choose to use AI or other tools to assist in writing your application, it's essential to personalise this information, particularly your supporting statement. While AI can help streamline the writing process, these tools cannot fully grasp the context or requirements of the job you're applying for, nor can they accurately reflect your skills, knowledge and experience. It is crucial that you personalise your supporting statement by articulating it in your unique voice. Relying solely on AI to write your application or supporting statement is not advocated by DBTH and could negatively impact your chances of success in the application process. For example, AI responses… 1. Usually lack relevance and fail to address the key criteria outlined in the job description and person specification, may come across as generic and fail to distinguish you from other applicants. 2. May be ambiguous or open to misinterpretation. Without careful review and editing, the supporting statement could convey messages that are unclear or misconstrued by hiring managers. 3. May include qualifications, skills, knowledge or experience that you do not possess, potentially leading to misrepresentation.

Employment Details

All correspondence will be sent to you via email. If you are offered a job, information will be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Records system. In submitting an application form, you authorise our Trust to confirm any previous NHS service details via the ESR IAT process should you be appointed. We reserve the right to close down this advert early should there be a high number of applicants. The Trust is committed to its obligations in accordance with the Equality Act 2010, and we positively encourage applications from all sections of the community. All employment with the Trust is subject to a number of NHS Employment Checks being met to a satisfactory standard including verification of identity, eligibility to work in the United Kingdom, references and qualifications in addition to professional registration, a disclosure and barred records check and occupational health check if these are deemed to be a requirement for the position to be undertaken. The Trust is now passing the charge for undertaking a DBS check onto candidates in the event that they are successfully appointed into the post for which they have applied. Please note that this check will be charged in two instalments when you commence employment with Doncaster & Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. By applying for this vacancy you are agreeing to this undertaking in the event you are successfully appointed.

Location & Working Hours

The successful candidates will be based at the Doncaster site, however you will be asked to work at any location within the Trust. Demands on the service may require changes in hours of work or base.

About DBTH

DBTH is one of Yorkshire's leading acute trusts, serving a population of more than 440,000. Our services are based over three main hospital sites and several additional services employing over 7,000 colleagues.

Benefits

• NHS Pension Scheme


• Generous holiday entitlement in line with Terms & Conditions


• Comprehensive health and wellbeing support


• NHS Car Lease schemes and a range of salary sacrifice scheme


• Discounts on restaurants, getaways, shopping and finance through external providers